yesterday
seemed so much longer then today
there must be something wrong with me
i think im losing in oh no
i must be stupid
now im here
yes im here
cuz i tried
if your here
then youre here
for a while

i can reach the sky
without being dragged down
i can run forever
while i try to hold on
but if youll be there where i drown
i dont want to hold your hand
its quicker then quicksand
and you just wont make it

None the less I think I've seen a brighter side
ive trusted no one deep inside
is what they call the rest of them
they just dont get it
but were there
yes were there
for a try
and were there
yes were there
for a while

i can reach the sky
without being dragged down
i can run forever
while i try to hold on
but if youll be there where i drown
i dont want to hold your hand
its quicker then quicksand
and you just wont make it

ive seen so many try to get there way
im sure its really not that bad
yeah im sure really not that bad

i can reach the sky
without being dragged down
i can run forever
while i try to hold on
but if youll be there where i drown
i dont want to hold your hand
its quicker then quicksand
and you just wont make it

its quicker then quickersand
and you just wont make it [x2]




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    Louise (the bassist and writer of this particular song) says it's about cliques and stuff in high school, and how that's all stupid because it doesn't matter in real life if you were popular in high school...

    gshsfdsgon June 23, 2004   Link

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